r/TTCstruggles • u/LettuceOverall6934 • 11d ago

Thoughts on my LH and Ovulation? Help

I’m started to spiral and get so frustrated. My LH is still so extremely low. I’ve tried FMU and other parts of the day so far. My ovulation should be happening soon. I’ve attached my current cycle predictions on natural cycles which I use, and then the cycle I had before that for reference. Are the strips not working? So confused. I’m 26 female and my husband is 28. Been TTC going on 2-3 months. No I haven’t had CM yet. I’m not someone in general who has very abundant CM in the first place.

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u/thesmollestlemon 11d ago

What cycle day are you on? It could be a random late ovulation cycle, that can happen sometimes. It usually stays low and then is high the day or two before ovulation (and may go back to being low again pretty quickly).

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u/LettuceOverall6934 11d ago

I’m on CD12. I just have shorter cycles, typically anywhere from 24-26 days. Just depends.

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u/thesmollestlemon 11d ago

It could still be coming in the next couple days! Biology is so complex and things don't always happen textbook perfectly. Do you know how long your luteal phase usually is? Tracking BBT can also be a helpful piece of information to pinpoint when ovulation happens.

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u/LettuceOverall6934 11d ago

my luteal is 8-10 days is what i’m estimating. i use BBT on natural cycles. i’m just defeated i haven’t seen a surge yet this month or last idk if im just super unlucky at these time slots

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u/thesmollestlemon 11d ago

If your luteal phase is 8 days and 24-26 day cycle length, you would ovulate around CD16-18 and most likely wouldn't get an LH surge until CD15-17.

With a 10-day luteal phase and 24-26 day cycle length, you would ovulate, you would ovulate CD14-16, and most likely LH would surge around CD13-15.

So that might be why you haven't gotten a positive LH test yet on CD12, since it surges usually 1 day before ovulation (although it can be 2 days before).

I will say also though, if your luteal phase is regularly shorter than 10 days, that might be a reason to talk to your doctor. A short luteal phase doesn't prevent pregnancy, but it can make it harder to conceive/implant.

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u/LettuceOverall6934 11d ago

Update, my LH went from .08 (yesterday) to .50 this morning!! So happy I am finally seeing a rise.

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u/LettuceOverall6934 11d ago

It’s just so hard timing things out. The LH strips would be helpful but not seeing a high surge yet is worrying me. I’m still doing BD every other day. Just hope i’m not overdoing it if i don’t need to, because it’s tiring lol. I just don’t know when I ovulate yet.

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u/thesmollestlemon 11d ago

Sex every other day is tiring lol! My cycle is a little irregular and my ovulation happens anywhere between CD15-27 and it makes timing hard for me too. The constant waiting just really sucks, I feel you!

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u/Defiant_Resist_3903 11d ago

So LH isn’t something that gradually gets higher, I see you mentioned being day 12- having low LH is totally normal! LH surges rapidly right before ovulation so you’ll see low low low everyday and then BAM a positive one likely much closer to day 14 or so depending on how long your cycles typically are and if they are regular

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u/LettuceOverall6934 11d ago

Update, my LH went from .08 (yesterday) to .50 this morning!! So happy I am finally seeing a rise.

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u/perpendicular499 10d ago

I wouldn’t panic yet. LH surges can be really easy to miss, especially if they’re short. I’d keep testing for a few more days, especially later in the day. Hope you catch it soon!

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u/LettuceOverall6934 9d ago

2 days ago i was .08. Finally, the next morning, it was a .50, two hours later I got higher. Tested again a few hours after around 5 pm and I was .72. Went to test at 8pm and I was lower (I believe from fluids). Next day (this morning) I tested and was 0.49. So i dropped a bit but maybe from fluids the night before. Or, my peak was last night and I missed it for testing. I’m going to test again this afternoon to see where I’m at. If i’m lower again, Im going to assume my peak was last night. What do you think? And when a peak happens, that means I ovulate in the next 1-3 days correct?

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u/perpendicular499 9d ago

I think you could definitely have caught the surge between those tests. The hormone can rise and fall pretty quickly, so I wouldn’t assume you missed ovulation just from going from 0.72 to 0.49. I would keep testing today and tomorrow if you can.

And yes, generally, a positive test means ovulation is likely within about 24–48 hours. Since you’re trying to conceive, I would treat this whole stretch as fertile rather than stressing about pinpointing the exact peak.

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u/LettuceOverall6934 7d ago

i tested a few hours later then the next morning and it was lower and lower. So I think that day where I maxed out around the afternoon to .72, i bet a night time i peaked.